 Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell; Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.  Paradise Lost - Page 62by John Milton - 1896 - 210 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Amélie Rorty - Good and evil - 2001 - 376 pages
...at least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates and copartners of our loss... | |
 | Victoria Silver - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 432 pages
...at least We shall be free; the almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...though in hell: Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. (LM 1.242-63) The noble temper of this speech is deceptive, if only because the stoicism... | |
 | Ronald Carter, John McRae - English language - 2001 - 598 pages
...at least We shall be free; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Berrer to reign in hell than serve in heaven. When Eve yields to Satan's remprations and bires the... | |
 | Raymond Chang, Margaret Scrogin Chang - Chinese language - 2001 - 212 pages
...bit wei niu hou Translation: Better be a cock's beak than a bull's rump. Milton said it another way: "To reign is worth ambition though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven" (Paradise Lost, Book I, 262-63). Proverb tin zhu zhe chi tin mo zhe hsi (close) (ver- (person)... | |
 | Brian Richardson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 416 pages
...hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n1 In due course each poem develops correctives to such unrestrained sentiments. Wordsworth's... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...least We shall be free; the almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: 260 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...let we then our faithful friends, The associates and coparmers of our loss Lie thus astonished on the oblivious pool,0 And call them not to share with us... | |
 | Tony Childs, Jackie Moore - English literature - 2003 - 166 pages
...orator, or professional speaker). Here is an example of Satan speaking to the troops: ACT IV TY 13 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n. (lines 261-3) • Can you see any irony in this speech? • What do you think of Satan's... | |
 | John Milton - Poetry - 2003 - 1084 pages
...least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: 260 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates and copartners of our loss... | |
 | James Hastings - Religion - 2004 - 596 pages
...mansion in it." But the word was etili free enough to let Milton use it of hell, as in PL i. 268— ' But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, The associates and co-partners of our loss, Lie thus astonished on the oblivious pool, And call them not to share with us their part In this unhappy... | |
 | Glyn Morgan - EU - 2005 - 228 pages
...at least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure; and, in my choice, To reign...though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. 5. The failure of the intergovernmental council at Nice in December 2000 to resolve successfully... | |
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